As a Republican, I believe the role of the government is to protect us as citizens and not encroach on our right to live as law-abiding citizens making our own decisions for how we govern our lives. Our government was never meant to be the sole provider for the basic needs of its citizens. With the exception of aiding our most vulnerable citizens, the government should not operate as a business with limitless growth potential funded by us, the taxpayers, with no oversight by us, the taxpayers. A runaway government is just as dangerous as a runaway train without a conductor.